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Howa Type 20
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<p>The Howa Type 20 Assault Rifle (20式小銃, <i>ni-maru-shiki-shōjū</i>), referred to as the Type 20 5.56mm Rifle (20式5.56mm小銃, <i>ni-maru-shiki-go-ten-go-roku-miri-shōjū</i>), is an <a href="/facts/Assault_rifle/H2DXHauQ">assault rifle</a> developed for the <a href="/facts/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force/zB6zcphP">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a> by <a href="/facts/Howa/umW83BVJ">Howa</a>. </p><p>The first examples were purchased in 2019, and it is intended to eventually replace the <a href="/facts/Howa_Type_89/a4PN3JW3">Howa Type 89</a> in general service. </p>